ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SAVED

The House of Representatives voted down the so-called “Extinction Rider” from its spending bill today.

This provision would have cut funding for species protection, while still allowing funding for the decrease of protections for endangered species.

KBOO News Producer Ben Renner spoke with Marjorie Mulhall, associate legislative counsel for Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest firm working on environmental issues.